Some history of the Banoon School

Historical Society Notes - Banoon School

The first school was conducted in the Banoon huts while the building was being built in 1954.  It was a weatherboard building consisting of a large room and library, storeroom and verandah.  It was built on the Banoon - Burindi road near the branch road which runs to Orana, Calvalda, etc.  It was close to the Louis’ property.
The reason for the setting up of the school was the new soldier settlement blocks on Banoon.  After the closure of the school in March, 1966, the building was moved to Barraba School where the pupils were also taken by bus.
There were only three teachers:
Tony Stortinbecker who married Ros Barwick (daughter of M. & A. Barwick).
Denis Gill (1961) who married Kath Reading.
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Families who had children attending the school:

8. Adleback 9. Drew 17. Moss
9. Atkinson 10. Dunn – John, Lillian, James 18. Muir
10. Austin 11. Feltman 19. Nelson
11. Berry 12. Hannaford – Beverly, Bill 20. O’Keefe
12. Boylan 13. Hawkins 21. Retrowski
13. Cameron 14. Hogno 22. Simpson
14. Carwood 15. Louis 23. Wilkinson
15. Doyle – Robert, Vicki, Richard, Barbara 16. McPherson 24. Winter